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NAME Leselie Creade Hux |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 291867 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Arizona |
HOME OF RECORD Dodson, LA |
NEXT OF KIN Parents, Johnnie & Ara Hux |
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| DATE OF BIRTH December 10, 1913 at Chatham, LA |
ENTERED SERVICE August 14, 1940 at New Orleans, LA |
DATE OF LOSS December 7, 1941 |
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| REGION Hawaiian Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Pearl Harbor |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS PFC Leslie C. Hux was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS Arizona. He was aboard on 7 December 1941 when his ship was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft at the battle of Pearl Harbor. Hux’s remains were never identified, and are believed to rest aboard the Arizona to this day. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS USS Arizona Memorial Honolulu Memorial |
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